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and people running away and law enforcement running to the danger. zpla>>tit was praif brave a and. has the system gotten better about sifting thank you and trying to recheck and making sure that everything is safe. terminal screening is happening all the time. zplrnlingusually an abundance o. people are amazed why they would screen a whole term nal. termin. you are talking about hundreds of thousands of people that need to leave and go back in. just make sure that everyone is safe. it's a well run drill for them i would say. as far as the man a allegedly cared this how th out. he was wounded. as investigators try to pose this together what is the key information in him aside from motive. was it mental health or targeting someone specifically. what are they after? >> rn thethey are looking for m. they are looking for what is an appropriate response for a person to go a and gh go and sh. do airports across the country change their an apparatus after this. or do they say there was a shooting and maybe we should tighten security just in case it's not an isolated in inciden. >> you will
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and law enforcement. detailing protection for workers and refugees, and what happens if an immigrant breaks the law. a poll conducted by a university a month after the bill found that 64% of americans supported the reforms. and 31% did not. on the heels of a government shutdown health care exchange errors and a string of revelations on nsa wire tapping of foreign allies - the push for a vote has been tossed on to washington's backburner. but special interest groups are rallying to reverse that, and national alliance of more than 600 business and conservative leaders from around the country begin a lobbying effort at the chamber of commerce hosting a pan 'em discussion on the bill's potential economic impact. they met with 150 house republicans on the fence. the congressal hispanic caucus is pushing for a vote, holding a press conference that week. >> the question is when will the house republican leadership allow a vote on the floor of the house of representatives for us to pass a commonsense reform of th
and law enforcement. detailing protection for workers and refugees, and what happens if an immigrant breaks the law. a poll conducted by a university a month after the bill found that 64% of americans supported the reforms. and 31% did not. on the heels of a government shutdown health care exchange errors and a string of revelations on nsa wire tapping of foreign allies - the push for a vote has been tossed on to washington's backburner. but special interest groups are rallying to reverse that,...
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some crack downs are violations of the law. some are declared guilty, falsely, and are forced to confess on state-run television. that makes people confused and thinking what is the president's the. >> it's unlikely the new president will loosen control over the media. we can see this from what was put forward after he assumed presidency. if you look at the members in the politburo, some of them used to be propaganda officials, and they are not famous for being the most liberal propaganda officials. >> the leader of the party, people pin high hope on xi jinping, and the tone has changed a little. i don't see at the moment that xi jinping will change the media or press. maybe he is tightening his control. in that he nings ideology is important to his party. >> policing what is said and spread on sina weibo is not easy. weibo has 500 million users, all in china, twice as map as twitter. last -- many as twitter had. a private run paper says the government has an army of 2 million people patrolling the net. public opinion analysts
some crack downs are violations of the law. some are declared guilty, falsely, and are forced to confess on state-run television. that makes people confused and thinking what is the president's the. >> it's unlikely the new president will loosen control over the media. we can see this from what was put forward after he assumed presidency. if you look at the members in the politburo, some of them used to be propaganda officials, and they are not famous for being the most liberal propaganda...
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generation opportunity, they are hoping to wu their audience away from obamacare and ultimately repeal the law. both sides have their work cut out for them. a recent gallup poll showed 69% of 18 to 29 year olds didn't even know they had to buy insurance. it is unclear who is winning the information war, but for or against, the videos are raising awareness. >>> today the senate committee is holding another hearings concerning background checks on contractors. >> i want to say that the vast majority of individuals who hold security clearances are honorable and trust-worthy people. many of them felt called into service after 9/11 to help protect our country, and they deserve our thanks. having said that, though, we still must have a better system. that system must identify those with behavior signals -- that system must identify those who's behavior signals an unacceptable risk to be entrusted with classified information or access to sensitive facilities. >> the committee making its recommendations as officials continue to investigate to how aaron alexis was given access. >>> core i will booker w
generation opportunity, they are hoping to wu their audience away from obamacare and ultimately repeal the law. both sides have their work cut out for them. a recent gallup poll showed 69% of 18 to 29 year olds didn't even know they had to buy insurance. it is unclear who is winning the information war, but for or against, the videos are raising awareness. >>> today the senate committee is holding another hearings concerning background checks on contractors. >> i want to say that...
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and there's also law enforcement. so this environment for me was very, very dangerous, and it wasn't conducive for me in rehabilitation. so you know, that was very -- with my experience, it was very -- a difficult situation for me. >> jody you're the co-founder of a victims rights group it is called the national organization for the victims of lifers. tell me why you started this organization. >> the reason why we started this organization was back in 2006, well, for me personally i woke up on a sunday morning to a news, my sister calling me asking if i had seen the morning newspaper which the headline read, second chances for juvenile offenders or something on that order and had the pictures of the offenders in my county that were convicted of first degree murder. and sentenced to life without parole and it was talking about legislation, movement to give them a second chance. i immediately tried figuring out what that was all about and through that process i came across jennifer jenkins bishop in illinois, mage in ca
and there's also law enforcement. so this environment for me was very, very dangerous, and it wasn't conducive for me in rehabilitation. so you know, that was very -- with my experience, it was very -- a difficult situation for me. >> jody you're the co-founder of a victims rights group it is called the national organization for the victims of lifers. tell me why you started this organization. >> the reason why we started this organization was back in 2006, well, for me personally i...
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. >> our current programs are bound by the rule of law and they're focused on threats to our security not the communications of ordinary persons. >> but apparently, the u.s. had been focused on the communications of official persons. der spiegel said that the nsa used high tech antenna to spy on government officials. geblg thre angela merkel, threes before she became chancellor. it said nothing about whether it had monitored her. the revelations have sparked outrages in ger germany becausef east germany's past, like many germans, mervelg merkel is deman explanation and sending her intelligence chief to get one. >> also spied on the presidents of mexico and brazil and maybe spying on allies in 80 other countries. thousands marched in washington, d.c. yesterday to protest that program and demand a limit to the surveillance. germany and brazil are pushing for resolution from the u.n. general assembly calling for right to privacy on the internet. a draft could be circulated later this week. i talked to al jazeera's national security advisory faisa patel. >> there is embarrassment right no
. >> our current programs are bound by the rule of law and they're focused on threats to our security not the communications of ordinary persons. >> but apparently, the u.s. had been focused on the communications of official persons. der spiegel said that the nsa used high tech antenna to spy on government officials. geblg thre angela merkel, threes before she became chancellor. it said nothing about whether it had monitored her. the revelations have sparked outrages in ger germany...
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law not picking on people. his sense of small business - it's funny, because businesses have been the first and foremost. and unions around the country and people stepped up in the workplace to own businesses. even today a bunch of companies came out. i think he's flawed. i think it's fear. i don't know in it helps to raise money. america is going forward. america has moved forward. they need to get with the times. america has already - they are dealing with marriage equality, and it's so funny that his ideal or argument was on the business front, conservative, we worry about business first. no, the businesses worry about us first, and it's interesting that government has to now catch up to that point. but the american people are on board, and in our corner. >> talking about government catching up. president obama took to support and by blogging in "the huffington post," you were not happy with that, you weren't happy with the way the president led on the issue. >> we are disappointed that the president didn't
law not picking on people. his sense of small business - it's funny, because businesses have been the first and foremost. and unions around the country and people stepped up in the workplace to own businesses. even today a bunch of companies came out. i think he's flawed. i think it's fear. i don't know in it helps to raise money. america is going forward. america has moved forward. they need to get with the times. america has already - they are dealing with marriage equality, and it's so funny...
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but if this is a change in immigration law a lot of them will be encouraged to be naturalized. we make an assumption a and pols bear it out. immigration remains at the top of thish use. >> yes and no. it's a threshold issue. >> what is the future if you have a greater number of young people born inside of the u.s. is their loyalty going to go that way or will immigration still remain an issue. >> a lot of latino voters have members of their familiarly that are immigrants or out of status. >> millions of people have roll tills relatives that have come here. it's not for some as it is for many other americans. so it's real for millions and millions of latino voters. even though they themselves are sit accidentcitizens and able t. the difficulties of working the system and the difficulties of getting the family members into the united states. are all real, very present or one generation past. >> do you see an opportunity to look to new issues? what other things will be on the horizon here. >> bread and butter issues for sure. when the american economy declined in the last several
but if this is a change in immigration law a lot of them will be encouraged to be naturalized. we make an assumption a and pols bear it out. immigration remains at the top of thish use. >> yes and no. it's a threshold issue. >> what is the future if you have a greater number of young people born inside of the u.s. is their loyalty going to go that way or will immigration still remain an issue. >> a lot of latino voters have members of their familiarly that are immigrants or...
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american people are looking for more jobs better wages but with all the uncertainty around this law, employers are having a verydy. time making decisions. it's time to delay this. it's time to fix this. before it gets only worse. >> another threshold question that no one at the white house or the administration wants to answer, how many people have been successful in signing up for this website. the problems first began to surface about three weeks ago, they will let us know in mid november. >> so mike, the bottom line in washington is they are talking about obama-care again. >> again, yeah. >> thank you very much, mike. officials are confirming a outbreak of polio in syria, this would be the first in 14 years. there are ten -- excuse me, confirmed cases 12 many are now being investigated. most of those people being tested are babies. last week the u.n. launch add campaign to immunize nearly 2.5 million children against polio and other diseases. with thousands of refugees fleeing every day, they are also stepping up imization efforts in six neighboring countries. a top syrian officia
american people are looking for more jobs better wages but with all the uncertainty around this law, employers are having a verydy. time making decisions. it's time to delay this. it's time to fix this. before it gets only worse. >> another threshold question that no one at the white house or the administration wants to answer, how many people have been successful in signing up for this website. the problems first began to surface about three weeks ago, they will let us know in mid...
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he has the law passed. now he needs to implement it in a way that gains people's confidence, and he needs head winds because people don't like the mandate. >> there is the day-to-day, the big picture. >> i think he has to show himself leading on these things. the i would not be doing campaign-style speeches around the countries. i would be having meeting with the top people who are sitting there getting down to work. a lot of op-eds are continuously incorrect, and really poor when it comes to this president because every time he's criticized he goes out to the people rather than digging in to washington. >> simon, things happen. natural disasters happen. geopolitics sometimes take front and center, but what about self- self-inflicted wounds. >> i think we've seen a few. in washington right now that's the most important observation, the thing people are talking about the most. it's not just that obamacare was a self-inflicted wound but what happened in syria. the way the president managed the syrian fiasco b
he has the law passed. now he needs to implement it in a way that gains people's confidence, and he needs head winds because people don't like the mandate. >> there is the day-to-day, the big picture. >> i think he has to show himself leading on these things. the i would not be doing campaign-style speeches around the countries. i would be having meeting with the top people who are sitting there getting down to work. a lot of op-eds are continuously incorrect, and really poor when...
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do you feel like the laws that exist already are actually sufficiently? >> i think the biggest problem is there are great laws, but they really don't have the funds or staff that they need to investigate this entire large state of 35 million people. and, you know, what has happened is that particularly at the local level there's a lot of opportunity for bad behavior to go unnoticed, and we have seen in recent years, particularly actually just in recent months, opportunities for for instance water districts and local city councils to beef up their ethics investigation, and for the fcc to be more involved in investigations, and when doesn't rise to the level of the scandal that is now brewing around the calderons, the real question is who is going to enforce problems at the local level. and we don't have a robust system to do that. i think we need to invest our money where our mouth is if the legislature thinks this is a real issue. what they need to do is put money in for the fcc and improve at the local level. >> kathy has mentioned this idea in terms of
do you feel like the laws that exist already are actually sufficiently? >> i think the biggest problem is there are great laws, but they really don't have the funds or staff that they need to investigate this entire large state of 35 million people. and, you know, what has happened is that particularly at the local level there's a lot of opportunity for bad behavior to go unnoticed, and we have seen in recent years, particularly actually just in recent months, opportunities for for...
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newer regulations under the law can drive up costs. the new law requires nearly everyone to buy health insurance or pay a fine. and then they cause your premiums to go up if you buy insurance on your own. among those standards no more lifetime limits on coverage or denials based on pre-existing conditions. the law requires a range of preventive and emergency room services. blue cross spokesman would not comment on greg's case but noted the plans are generally required to offer more coverage including things like maternity and pediatric dental care. >> if you're in the market and 40% of poverty, and your premiums are going up, your premiums are going up. if you want to stay on the same plain you're on and it's enhanced, it's going to cost you more money. >> reporter: the over all rice of premium cries for those who buy on their own is expected to be much lower, increasing between 10 and 15%. to the eligible you must earn less than $46 a year or $94,000 for a family of four. more than half of those enrolling qualify for subsidies. for th
newer regulations under the law can drive up costs. the new law requires nearly everyone to buy health insurance or pay a fine. and then they cause your premiums to go up if you buy insurance on your own. among those standards no more lifetime limits on coverage or denials based on pre-existing conditions. the law requires a range of preventive and emergency room services. blue cross spokesman would not comment on greg's case but noted the plans are generally required to offer more coverage...
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in some cases state laws do have waiting periods laws in many of the states you just mentioned and one important digdistinction is between death with dignity and suicide. death with dignity is about terminally ill people who are very close to the end of their lives due to disease. they are mentally come ten compd they are making decisions. >> asighssighs assisted suicide laws are keeping desupo keep despondent people where their lives could be saved by counselling and other means. as society i thig i think we caa difference between a 90-year-old man in hospital and a despond ent personal with a gun. zbl.tgun. >> thank you for joix us -- joining us tonight. >> straight ahead, two different kinds of ich investing. a global study find surprising attitude wher attitude after the recession. >> it's like a stock market for football and not everyone is thrilled about it. >> every morning from 6 to 10am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. find out what happened and what to expect. >> start every morning, every day, 6am to 10 eastern with
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because i could have easily gone a different way, different position, i was this close to going to lawl law school. >> waiting for another malcolm it. what is your epitaph, i still have this this difficulty of reading malcolm gladwell books, if a mar tian had come up to me and said who is this malcolm gladwell? >> a fellow canadian, someone who has more hair than me, i don't know, someone really curious, shared the object of his curiosity with as many as he could. >> we'll wait for that. malcolm gladwell, thank you for joining us and thank you for joining us on (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where it leads, all the way to you. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> wel
because i could have easily gone a different way, different position, i was this close to going to lawl law school. >> waiting for another malcolm it. what is your epitaph, i still have this this difficulty of reading malcolm gladwell books, if a mar tian had come up to me and said who is this malcolm gladwell? >> a fellow canadian, someone who has more hair than me, i don't know, someone really curious, shared the object of his curiosity with as many as he could. >> we'll...
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the question comes in: how do you write a law? how do you define that? do you say that any two people who love each other can be considered married? and then what do you say to the person who says, but we are other. why are you leaving us out of that equation? so these are where the questions get more complicated and harder to define and harder to write into law and make everybody feel good about it. >> that's why socieshistoricalle referred to the con jugal definition of marriage. >> why marriage? why do you think that now more than ever, the republican party, members of the republican party are open to this idea of gay marriage marriage? >> it's an issue that's evolved. barack obama only came out in favor of gay marriage a relatively short time ago. i think this gets at a long-standing division in the republican party that tyler alluded to, about individual freedom. the republicans were better supporters of civil liabilities issues than democrats. it's only really with the introduction of the evangelical community that you actually start to get a move
the question comes in: how do you write a law? how do you define that? do you say that any two people who love each other can be considered married? and then what do you say to the person who says, but we are other. why are you leaving us out of that equation? so these are where the questions get more complicated and harder to define and harder to write into law and make everybody feel good about it. >> that's why socieshistoricalle referred to the con jugal definition of marriage....
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we don't want the government to jump in to pass laws to keep that from ever happening again because it won't work. >> but there is more to the anger here, including a state mandate for wind and solar energy that for now, cost considerably more than coal. >> do you feel that renewable energy is being shoved down your throat? >> yes, it is very high cost to produce renewable energy. and they're forcing the marketplace to accept it. >> and many here feel rural colorado sends more tax money to cities than it gets back in services. >> is there a sense that you're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the money from denver? >> i'm not one of these people that are going to be running to the post office and waiting for my government check. waiting for the government to help them. as far as i'm getting short -- shortened you know by the government or the money, no i'm not, you know i'm just-- i'm more in the line of get off my back. quit overregulating us, quit overtaxing us. >> the resentment in these rural areas also reflects a widening culturallism. led the way for colorado's a
we don't want the government to jump in to pass laws to keep that from ever happening again because it won't work. >> but there is more to the anger here, including a state mandate for wind and solar energy that for now, cost considerably more than coal. >> do you feel that renewable energy is being shoved down your throat? >> yes, it is very high cost to produce renewable energy. and they're forcing the marketplace to accept it. >> and many here feel rural colorado...
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among the standards: the law requires a range of preventative services. a blue cross speaksman would in the comment, but noticed plans are required to offer more coverage, including maternity and paed attic. >> if you are 400% in poverty and premiums are going up, and if your plan is enhanced. it will cost you money. >> unlike greg adds plan. those that boy on their own is expected to be lower. increasing between 10 and 13%. to be eligible you must earn less than $46,000, or $94,000 for a family of four. half of those enrolling qualify for subsidies. for those like greg, aneata and others who earn too much. money. >> we'll shop around and look for a different plan. i think we can get less than $11-00. it will still be more. >> problems with the obamacare website threatened to undermine the administrations goal of signing up 3 million young healthy people. that group of people is to important the government recruited hollywood heavy waits to lure them in. the opposition is there with them. >> seduced by one side. >> my company assist health care doesn't co
among the standards: the law requires a range of preventative services. a blue cross speaksman would in the comment, but noticed plans are required to offer more coverage, including maternity and paed attic. >> if you are 400% in poverty and premiums are going up, and if your plan is enhanced. it will cost you money. >> unlike greg adds plan. those that boy on their own is expected to be lower. increasing between 10 and 13%. to be eligible you must earn less than $46,000, or $94,000...
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if the house bill becomes law the congressional budget office estimates up to 3.8 million people would lose their benefits in 2014. patricia sabga, al jazeera. >>> wall street firm stern gee says the estimated cut to snap benefits is just a frac - fraction of the $120 billion hit that reduced paychecks by 2%. but some supermarkets are getting nervous. including a man in bay ridge brooklyn where a quarter of their sales are from food stamps. he joins me now from the store. good to see you. and thank you for being with us. i think it's hard to imagine that near where we are, a quarter of your sales come from people with food stamps have you heard from them if these cuts go in to effect tonight? >> thank you for having me. yeah, people with the food stamp program, they try to budget their -- their spending as much as possible, and a lot of times you get people coming into the store who's food stamps up run out on them, and that $10 can be a couple of boxes of cereal and weeks. >> and the adjustment might be permanent. whether you are looking at the democratic proposal to cut $4 billion ov
if the house bill becomes law the congressional budget office estimates up to 3.8 million people would lose their benefits in 2014. patricia sabga, al jazeera. >>> wall street firm stern gee says the estimated cut to snap benefits is just a frac - fraction of the $120 billion hit that reduced paychecks by 2%. but some supermarkets are getting nervous. including a man in bay ridge brooklyn where a quarter of their sales are from food stamps. he joins me now from the store. good to see...
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no evidence that the gift was ever disclosed as required by state law. >> it would be a crime. so the prosecutors will bring those of violations, because it's easy for a jury to understand when they see somebody receiving gifts and not reporting it >> the calderons are a political dynasty. three brothers who have had a grip on power for 30 years. charles is a leader in both the state assembly and the senate. thomas was an assemblyman, and he's now a highly paid political consultant. that's a long run when we talk about political dynasties, but 30 years is a long time for any family to have routine political influence in a state as big as california. >> lewis destipio is at the irvine. >> the desire to maintain influence within the same family. so initially, having elective offices from one family to the next, using those not to serve the constituency, but to serve themselves, and that's the allegation against ron, that he used his power in the legislature to reward his brother. >> the affidavit refers to the senator's brother, thomas, as the so-called deal maker. many of those
no evidence that the gift was ever disclosed as required by state law. >> it would be a crime. so the prosecutors will bring those of violations, because it's easy for a jury to understand when they see somebody receiving gifts and not reporting it >> the calderons are a political dynasty. three brothers who have had a grip on power for 30 years. charles is a leader in both the state assembly and the senate. thomas was an assemblyman, and he's now a highly paid political consultant....
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for some reason it's impossible for law enforcement and school officals to adjudicate. >> rape is rape, not misunderstanding. sometimes by students that prey on fellow students and get it awith it time and time again. our report on the serial rape of the from our correspondent. oxidental college in los angeles. private and pricey is known for it's commitment to social justice. it's more striking that this campus is ri rivet with rape and sexual assault. much of i allegedly committed but repeat offenders. >> i ended up walking back to his place with him. once we were there he raped me. en in the shadows two students that asked us to hide their faces told us they were raped, not by strangers abou but by men hiding in plain site. sight. their fellow students. you clear will you said, no. >> >> yes. >> he kept forcing himself on you. >> yes. >> this junior was raped in harry reiherfirst year. the outrage dre grew when she found out he was already sanctioned for sexual assaultment. sexual assault. >> he was already sanctioned for sexual assault. >> what was the sanction. >> i think it invol
for some reason it's impossible for law enforcement and school officals to adjudicate. >> rape is rape, not misunderstanding. sometimes by students that prey on fellow students and get it awith it time and time again. our report on the serial rape of the from our correspondent. oxidental college in los angeles. private and pricey is known for it's commitment to social justice. it's more striking that this campus is ri rivet with rape and sexual assault. much of i allegedly committed but...
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until justice changes the law we'll humanely safeguard those held in our charge there. although half of the detainees have been released, many have not transported because of a moratorium. other detainees are in legal limbo. they cannot be tried because they've been tortured in past. and some cannot be released because they are deem do dangerous. 164 prisoners are held there now. it has cost $5.2 billion to keep guantanamo open since 2002. in a few minutes we'll talk more about the new reports ethics abandoned with two of the task force members but first we're joined by al jazeera's ross lind jordan who covers guantanamo and all the ethical issues surrounding guantanamo. where is this report significant. >> there have been a lot of criticisms aimed at the pentagon about the way the men have been treated since the hunger strikes which for all intents and purposes is effectively over. it comes down to this. they have free will and their right to explain their political opposition to their detention. and it's being under cut by defense department policy. what this new repo
until justice changes the law we'll humanely safeguard those held in our charge there. although half of the detainees have been released, many have not transported because of a moratorium. other detainees are in legal limbo. they cannot be tried because they've been tortured in past. and some cannot be released because they are deem do dangerous. 164 prisoners are held there now. it has cost $5.2 billion to keep guantanamo open since 2002. in a few minutes we'll talk more about the new reports...
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they are professionals, they are governed by law. as everything else with government, we should also exercise care and oversight and vigilance as to what's going on and being sure that there are appropriate limits in place, and that our elected lawmakers and courts are providing the appropriate oversight. >> last month, companies saying to be encrypting its links. is it foolproof or are they ways around it if you're the n.s.a. >> encryption is very strong when used appropriately. the problem is used appropriately. it has to be done end to end. the equipment has to be certified. you to have make sure people running it are not corrupted or careless, and it's often the implementation that causes problems. >> even if the tech giants encrypt the data pathways that are affected, are they still vulnerable. >> that's unlikely, although almost anything certainly is possible, but strong encryption to the best of our knowledge from everything published can't easily be broken, even with the best equipment out there. >> then there's the issue of
they are professionals, they are governed by law. as everything else with government, we should also exercise care and oversight and vigilance as to what's going on and being sure that there are appropriate limits in place, and that our elected lawmakers and courts are providing the appropriate oversight. >> last month, companies saying to be encrypting its links. is it foolproof or are they ways around it if you're the n.s.a. >> encryption is very strong when used appropriately....
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he wanted islamic law imposed. they said the former ruler was personally responsible for the deaths. >> musharraf said that they were terrorists. my father never hurt anyone. musharraf is the terrorist. he ordered the killing. >> reporter: those who lost loved ones here at the red mosque clearly blame musharraf for their deaths, but many believe he will leave the country and will never stand trial. >>> after four years in exile, former president musharraf returned to pakistan earlier this year in an attempt to restart his political career. but a month later he was placed under house arrest and disqualified from ever holding office again. his confinement broke a tradition that pakistan's powerful army chiefs, who have run the country for half of its history, will never--the government has been travel restrictions on the former rul ruler. although many believe that efforts are made for him to leave pakistan before he faces the court cases. >>> the fbi looks for a motivate for the shooting at the los angeles internati
he wanted islamic law imposed. they said the former ruler was personally responsible for the deaths. >> musharraf said that they were terrorists. my father never hurt anyone. musharraf is the terrorist. he ordered the killing. >> reporter: those who lost loved ones here at the red mosque clearly blame musharraf for their deaths, but many believe he will leave the country and will never stand trial. >>> after four years in exile, former president musharraf returned to...
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by all accounts officer hernandez was an exemplary member of the law enforcement community and a good family man. >> the attorney says that the family is shocked and numbed by the shootings and they are fully cooperating with law enforcement. >>> secretary of state john kerry making a brief detour stopping in poland. while there he addressed the issue of spying by the nsa. he says the u.s. is opening to discussion on the agency and its programs. >> president obama welcomes this opportunity to work with our allies, and ultimately if we get it right, which we will, we cannot only alleviate concerns but actually strengthen our intelligence relationships going forward, and we can all be safer as a result as well as protecting the privacy of citizens. >>> kerry's next stop is israel. >>> syria's humanitarian crisis is far worse than once believed. there is a new report out from the united nations, it says that nearly 9.5 million people living in the war-torn country need help. 6.5 million syrians are currently homeless. 2 million have fled the country, 4 million now said to be internally d
by all accounts officer hernandez was an exemplary member of the law enforcement community and a good family man. >> the attorney says that the family is shocked and numbed by the shootings and they are fully cooperating with law enforcement. >>> secretary of state john kerry making a brief detour stopping in poland. while there he addressed the issue of spying by the nsa. he says the u.s. is opening to discussion on the agency and its programs. >> president obama welcomes...
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according to the law and institution morsi is the president of the rebel. this is the legal and constitutional situation right now. >> if morsi is convicted of incitement to commit murder he could be sentenced to death. al jazeera, cairo. >> meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry now working to de fuse the tensions between the the u.s. and saudi arabia. kerry is continuing his tour of the middle east. it comes after plains of holy spirit of syria, iran and the middle east peace process. >> the saudis are the senior player, if you will, within the arab world with egypt. egypt is in more of a transition, so saudi arabia's role is that much more important. the saudi's ability to influence a lot of things that we also care about, and we work together on. we're working together particularly on middle east peace process on syria, on egypt, and on iran. >> saudi arabia's foreign minister told kerry that they have no problem with the united states, and the two countries are busy dealing with the issues that divide them. >>> secretary of state kerry talked to saud
according to the law and institution morsi is the president of the rebel. this is the legal and constitutional situation right now. >> if morsi is convicted of incitement to commit murder he could be sentenced to death. al jazeera, cairo. >> meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry now working to de fuse the tensions between the the u.s. and saudi arabia. kerry is continuing his tour of the middle east. it comes after plains of holy spirit of syria, iran and the middle east peace...
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. >> we went to the district attorney's office, and inside the box 1 of my law students found the slides. ♪ that the truth exonerated me >> since being released clarence has devoted his life to supporting the group that helped clear his name. working to clear other cases. ♪ what is justices >> melanie accomplished musician and her friend were asked to write a wrong for the organization. >> there was a kind of lightning strike between the three of us. >> it was overwhelming. it gets overwhelming thinking about it. >> reporter: that three-hour conversation morphed into a 12-song project. one song recounts the last time he saw his mother's face the day he was sentenced. ♪ my mother's face >> and she didn't get a chance to see me be released. she went to her grave that i had been falsely accused of something i didn't do. ♪ i would give everything to see my momma's face ♪ >> the music is penned and performed by melanie and ben with spoken word from clarence. >> he has a sort of almost lyrical sense of how he describes his experience. ♪ only god knows that -- >> in these songs they
. >> we went to the district attorney's office, and inside the box 1 of my law students found the slides. ♪ that the truth exonerated me >> since being released clarence has devoted his life to supporting the group that helped clear his name. working to clear other cases. ♪ what is justices >> melanie accomplished musician and her friend were asked to write a wrong for the organization. >> there was a kind of lightning strike between the three of us. >> it was...
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under the health care laws insurance companies have to meet minimum standards, including covering emergency visits, prescription drugs, and more. cutrate plans can no longer be offered. for some who have to shop for a new plan, it's unnerving. mark schneider has more. >> erin had the same insurance policy for a couple of years. she was happy with it until she found out she was losing it. >> i was a little shocked. i don't think i was clear or maybe the president was not completely transparent on what was going to happen with the current plan. i had no plans in changing. >> erin doesn't have a letter at the salon. that's okay. i have mine. i got this in mid-september from my benefit provider saying comdecember 31st, my health care plan will not be available. >> mark is a benefit advisor and was on the board when the affordable care act was put together. >> >> hatcher says the cancellations make sense because men current policies don't meet the benefit requirements under the affordable care act. so insurers have to get rid of them and offer new ones. a lot of people - their plans will renew,
under the health care laws insurance companies have to meet minimum standards, including covering emergency visits, prescription drugs, and more. cutrate plans can no longer be offered. for some who have to shop for a new plan, it's unnerving. mark schneider has more. >> erin had the same insurance policy for a couple of years. she was happy with it until she found out she was losing it. >> i was a little shocked. i don't think i was clear or maybe the president was not completely...
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the massachusetts health plan was the template for the health law. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on capitol hill, she said that the problems would be fixed. i spoke with david merrit about the policy of the affordable care act. >> it was a full throated defense of the affordable care act, and she did a necessary job to go out and try and confront some of the critics and explain what is happening. i found two things somewhat curious, one, she actually said that the website had never crashed which in fact, it had. it even crashed this morning. the second one was that she was apologizing, which she certainly needed to do, and the president did an adequate job of that as well, then she shifted the blame to the contractors. when you're apologizing, you're usually apologizing for something you're responsible for. but she put the responsibility on the contractors. it flies in the face of harry truman's line that the puck stops here. >>> the nation's farm bill has centered on funding the $80 billion a year food stamp program but not passing a
the massachusetts health plan was the template for the health law. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on capitol hill, she said that the problems would be fixed. i spoke with david merrit about the policy of the affordable care act. >> it was a full throated defense of the affordable care act, and she did a necessary job to go out and try and confront some of the critics and explain what is happening. i found two things somewhat curious, one, she actually said that the website...
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that's not what is in the law. the intention was always for people to be able to keep their grandfathered policies but not necessarily the policies that they bought since the law. but about 50%-- >> i want to catch on one thing. grandfathered policies. insurance plans people had before the affordable act kicked in back in 2010. there is a difference between an insurance plan you had then versus you might have bought six months ago or in january 2013? >> exactly. if you had it in march 2010, you can keep it. if you bought it since then you can't necessarily keep it. in california it's 50/50. 50% of the people in the individual market have a truly grandfathered plan, and 50% don't. >> so the obama administration said multiple times that you can keep your insurance policy, what have they been talking about and what about this miscommunicati miscommunication. >> they were looking at the employer market. they were trying to maintain the way people were getting their existing policy. many people may like their existing p
that's not what is in the law. the intention was always for people to be able to keep their grandfathered policies but not necessarily the policies that they bought since the law. but about 50%-- >> i want to catch on one thing. grandfathered policies. insurance plans people had before the affordable act kicked in back in 2010. there is a difference between an insurance plan you had then versus you might have bought six months ago or in january 2013? >> exactly. if you had it in...
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but root for this law to fail for the last three years. and now there is this big show of being upset with the website of keeping people from signing up fast enough. so you are really on the long side of history here. the website will be fixed and millions of americans will be able to get quality affordable healthcare coverage through the affordable care act. >> and secretary sebelius is again promising that everything will be squared away and ironed out by the end of november. we'll see, dell. >> randall pinkston on capitol hill. thank you very much. >>> as the new health care act is rolling out, millions of insurance companies are rolling out letters to their clients. david talked to one such couple in north carolina. >> reporter: greg and his wife not an unpleasant surprise from their insurance company. they currently play $629 to cover themselves and their daughter. but in a letter blue cross and blue shield of north carolina said they are ending their policy and offering them a new one. the price tag, $1,015. >> i don't naturally get
but root for this law to fail for the last three years. and now there is this big show of being upset with the website of keeping people from signing up fast enough. so you are really on the long side of history here. the website will be fixed and millions of americans will be able to get quality affordable healthcare coverage through the affordable care act. >> and secretary sebelius is again promising that everything will be squared away and ironed out by the end of november. we'll see,...
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of very sensitive surveillance information that show the united states government was violating the law and abusing it's power. >> suddenly in my lap had dropped some of the most potent instruments for shining a light on what it is that they are doing, beyond your wildest dreams as a journalist. i had literally, physically couldn't breathe at points because of excitement and shock. >> the source was edward snowden. >> the nsa specifically targets the communications of everyone. it ingests them by default. it collects them in it's system and it filters them and it analyzes them and it measures them and it stores them. >> up to that point, the director of national intelligence, who oversees nearly 20 u.s. intelligence agencies, had been telling the public a different story. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. there are cases where they could inadvertently, perhaps, collect, but not wittingly. >> after the snowden revelations, clapper apologized, explaining that he'd given the "least
of very sensitive surveillance information that show the united states government was violating the law and abusing it's power. >> suddenly in my lap had dropped some of the most potent instruments for shining a light on what it is that they are doing, beyond your wildest dreams as a journalist. i had literally, physically couldn't breathe at points because of excitement and shock. >> the source was edward snowden. >> the nsa specifically targets the communications of...
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in texas are celebrating a legal victory after a judge found provisions of the state's new abortion law unconstitutional. the federal judge ruled the measure restrict aid woman's access to abortion clinics. stat is filing an appeal. tuesday marks one year since super storm sandy slammed in to the eats coast in the u.s. 182 lives were lost and the storm caused $65 billion in damage. making it the second costliest storm in this nation's history. less than 10 billion of the 50 billion in emergency aid from the federal government has been distributed. those are the headlines, "america tonight" is up next on al jazerra america. just looking out for each other. >> we are all alive and we have food to eat. nothing else really matters. >> as grown up as the perspective seems, they are kids who found mun -- fun way. >> when we cleaned up we didn't realise how powerful the power washers was. >> a few found a silver lining. >> i was imagining it would be like christmas. >> they are the perfect example of how resilient kids can be. there's no doubt the storm affected them all. now, their parents we
in texas are celebrating a legal victory after a judge found provisions of the state's new abortion law unconstitutional. the federal judge ruled the measure restrict aid woman's access to abortion clinics. stat is filing an appeal. tuesday marks one year since super storm sandy slammed in to the eats coast in the u.s. 182 lives were lost and the storm caused $65 billion in damage. making it the second costliest storm in this nation's history. less than 10 billion of the 50 billion in emergency...
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tonight, fault lines examines the nations largest law enforcement agency and asks who is holding them accountable when they pull the trigger. >> people here call this ambos nogales, or both nogales. but a steel fence built in the name of national security divides this border town. i've come to meet jose's family they live just blocks from where jose was killed. >> his brother diego worked at a shop in the center of town. jose would often meet him to help mop the floor before closing. that night, he never made it. jose antonio was shot to death, right on this street corner. the walls on this doctors office are still riddled with bullet holes. now, the border patrol's explanation for what happened hinges on the fact they say their agents were threatened by somebody throwing rocks on this side of the fence. but standing here, the first thing you ask yourself is: could a 16 year old boy really threaten somebody standing on top of what's at least a 20 foot cliff, and on the other side of that fence? whatever took place here that night, there's video cameras right there which recorded every
tonight, fault lines examines the nations largest law enforcement agency and asks who is holding them accountable when they pull the trigger. >> people here call this ambos nogales, or both nogales. but a steel fence built in the name of national security divides this border town. i've come to meet jose's family they live just blocks from where jose was killed. >> his brother diego worked at a shop in the center of town. jose would often meet him to help mop the floor before...
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there are strict laws governoring what we do internally. that was the initial concern brought by snowdon disclosures. internationally there are less constraints on hou how our intelligence teams work. but as technology develops and expands, and the capacity for intelligence gathering becomes greater we have to make sure that we do things in the right way and reflect our values. >> reform efforts in congress includes the addition of a privacy advocate it to the fisa court. this would dress civil liberties concerns held by many americans since they learned of the massive number of phone records in america's spy agency. when we come back we'll talk about what change might mean here and abroad and potential [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> a senator under invest
there are strict laws governoring what we do internally. that was the initial concern brought by snowdon disclosures. internationally there are less constraints on hou how our intelligence teams work. but as technology develops and expands, and the capacity for intelligence gathering becomes greater we have to make sure that we do things in the right way and reflect our values. >> reform efforts in congress includes the addition of a privacy advocate it to the fisa court. this would dress...
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just 14% say it's gone well, that the law has benefited them. but nearly one-quarter of americans say the affordable care act has caused them harm. steven portnoy, abc news, washington. >>> it's a major political headline overnight. did the president have second thoughts about joe biden. a new report claims the obama campaign thought of dumping biden for hillary clinton in the last election. bill daily says he did consider the idea. but decided it would not help the ticket. a top obama aide says there's no truth to the report. >>> america's most wanted fugitive has landed a job without any references from his employer previously. starting today, former nsa contractor turned leaker, edward snowden, will begin doing maintenance on one of russia's largest websites. he was granted temporary asylum in russia, after fleeing the u.s., rather than face charges that he stole secret documents and leaked them to journalists. >>> a bomb threat made a united express flight land in phoenix. that threat came from inside the plane. it was flying from san franci
just 14% say it's gone well, that the law has benefited them. but nearly one-quarter of americans say the affordable care act has caused them harm. steven portnoy, abc news, washington. >>> it's a major political headline overnight. did the president have second thoughts about joe biden. a new report claims the obama campaign thought of dumping biden for hillary clinton in the last election. bill daily says he did consider the idea. but decided it would not help the ticket. a top obama...
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they're not trained to be law enforcement agents. they don't have law enforcement authority. therefore they're not carrying deadly weapons. >> you see where i'm going with this line of questioning. do you see a new debate starting whether they should receive that training in thetur the future ad should be armed? >> i say there will be more training for tsa. this situation today will be a learning experience for tsa and passengers as well. that is going forward how will we respond as passengers, as tsa if something like this happens. there will be lessons learned here. but what i don't think will happen is a change of policy to make the tsa agents armed. as we have the situation now that has been anticipated. all the airports have law enforcement either there at the gate or very close to it. so that if something comes up that needs law enforcement intervention they're available 24/7. >> this is your field of expertise. you mentioned it's a learning moment for passengers. what the heck can passengers do? what additional training, what additional suggestions should go to passeng
they're not trained to be law enforcement agents. they don't have law enforcement authority. therefore they're not carrying deadly weapons. >> you see where i'm going with this line of questioning. do you see a new debate starting whether they should receive that training in thetur the future ad should be armed? >> i say there will be more training for tsa. this situation today will be a learning experience for tsa and passengers as well. that is going forward how will we respond as...
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this will be the first are law of its kind if it's passed here. connecticut and maine had specific laws but they would require a certain trig tore pass. if this one does pass and the polls show it has a small lead but that lead has are shrunk dramatically in the last couple of months. if it is passed, it will be the first one. >> thank you. one of the biggest malls in the nation, a shooter. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media community, on tv and online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations. >> post, upload and interact. >> every night share undiscovered stories. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau..
this will be the first are law of its kind if it's passed here. connecticut and maine had specific laws but they would require a certain trig tore pass. if this one does pass and the polls show it has a small lead but that lead has are shrunk dramatically in the last couple of months. if it is passed, it will be the first one. >> thank you. one of the biggest malls in the nation, a shooter. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al...